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Hollywood, April 5 (AP
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has won the greatest number of Oscars in the history or the
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"Ben Hur" won in 11 out of 12 categories for which it was nomi-

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Joseph Conrad's
Sea Thrillers
In Paperback

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By DAVID V. STEWART

"Heart of Darkness." "Youth,"
and "Typhoon." three exotic tales
of the sea. are bound toecther in
"Three Short Novels," by Joseph
Conrad in paperback (Bantam, 206
pages, 50 cents).
The first two stories "Heart of
Darkness" and "Youth" are both
autobiographical tales of the sea.
"Youth" is the story of the dissolution of a ship.
story
This is an
and the author warns you early
that the small ship, "Judea," has
only a slim chance of reaching her
destination. The difficulty the boat
encounters during its journey Is
vividly described as only a man
with experience can describe.
"Heart of Darkness" is the tale
of the dissolution of a man and
what he stands for. The man is an
ivory trader that stands for the
shameless exploitation which certain European powers imposed
upon Africa.
The third story, "Typhoon." displays a completely different aspect
of the genius of Conrad. The storm
is the protagonist of the tale and
the story evolves as we watch its
effect upon its victims.
Conrad was born in 1887 in
what was then Russian Poland. He
spent his youth as a merchant seaman on ships which traded with
countries all over the world.
When the author was twenty-years-ohe had no knowledge of
the English language but later he
mastered the language and became one of its greatest stylists.
He has lelt behind some of our
best and most lealistic tales of the
sea.
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COSTl'ME INSPECTION For Lynn Starling, renter, and Steph-an- lr
Reynolds, rlr,ht, appearing as Mag and Kate in "The Ballad
of Baby Doe," one of four American opera on tour, is made by
Julius Rude!, left, who is general director of the New York City
Opera.

U.S. Opera Tours

American Cities

Baltimore, WashPhiladelphia,
American opera company ington: as well as in Missouri
froh out of New Yoik has been and Michigan, and up into New
touring 20 American cities with a England."
npcrtory of four contemporary
Would it have been easier to
c.peras
arrange a tour of the standard
"Baby Doe," "Susannah," "Street works, the classics that everyone
Scene." and "Six Characters in knows?
Search of an Author" have all
"I would not have suspected it
been well received.
would take quite so much time to
tour i something that j.usuade the public outside New
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han n now bee hum of the t.cn-ro- ii KikM likes the new, likes opera,
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posers a chance, has pioneered in
h.i- - hlpd the
New York City
operatic comcompany put on 20 ctn-- t upholding Ameiican
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complex. I don't
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of rallying to
"We have distilled the best or put tliis on the basis
the ones the New York public a eood cause, but the fact is Amerliked most." said company direc- icans could do a great deal to
enrich their own cultural lives if
tor Julius Rudel.
seen they supported their own cultural
'Central City. Colo., had
'The Ballad of Baby Doe,' .vith creations.
sup"And it isn't a
music by Douglas Moore.
Is meant
"Cincinnati at its summertime port I mean, either. Opera
zoo music programs had heard and to be enjoyed. Mozart, Verdi. Puctnjoyed Carlisle Floyd's 'Susan- cini wanted people to like to atnah.' Local companies in a few tend their performances. So do
ether places, for Instance, Hart- Moore, Floyd, Weill.
ford. Conn., have staged a couple
"Europeans look on our
cf these works.
with interest. They envy us
"But on the whole," Rudel de- the chance to produce our 20 new
clared enthusiastically, "this was works, chosen from the 300 scores
homespun operatic submitted to us."
a brand-neexperience for our audiences in
A convincing speaker, completely
sold on the Rudel idea and the
American talent it sponsors, Rudel
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went on:
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Broadway musical has
Otis Skinner,' star of the current "I think the
piven American composers a sense
Broadway comedy. "The Pleasure
they are putting
of His Company," is following in of theater that opera.
to good use in
the footsteps of her father.
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acclaimed for his performance in
"The Honor of the Family" in 1908,
Your
and revived it with equal success
in 1919.
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however, was later in the role of
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chariot racr, look 11 awards last night at the 32nd Annual Academy
Awards show. This broke the record set last year by "GUI," which won
nine.
Top actress award went to Simone Signoret. for the French actress's
role in "Room at the Top," in which "Ben Hur" had no nomination.
"Koom" also won in the category "screen play material from
another medium," the only Oscar not awarded to an available 'Ben
Hur" nominee.
Charlton Ileston won the best actor award for his portrayal of
the title role of Ben Hur.
Welshman Hugh Griffith was named best supporting actor for
his role as the Arab sheik in "Ben Hur."
The movie spectacle put a near stranglehold on the top awards as
William Wyler accepted Oscars for best picture and best director.
The classic, written by Gen. Lew B. Wallace near the turn of the
century, also reaped awards for:
Best costume design in color; best sound; best film editinp;
best art direction, which included best set direction by Hugh Hunt,
who did the same job on the original silent "Ben Hur" in 1924; best
color cinematography and best musical scoring.
Shelley Winters, nominated for the third time, was one of the
few to break "Ben Hur's"
She was named best supporting actress for her role in "The Diary
of Anne Frank."
Master of ceremonies Bob Hope won a tremendous ovation when
he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a special Oscar.
For years, at each Oscar event in which he's appeared, he's cracked
ruefully: "what do you have to do to win?"
Last night he murmured "I knew there had to be a way" and the
audience roared.
movie strike, no one would have guessed
Despite the month-ol- d
Hollywood's glamour queens were out of work by the way they were
dressed.
The beauty brigade represented by Liz Taylor, Doris Day, Felicia
Farr. Stella Stevens. Angie Dickinson, and Susan Kohner amon ;
others looked as if they had just stepped out of a Paris fashion salo.i
en route to the opera.

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